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Flat-backed millipede

Apheloria virginiensis corrugata

Photo by amyallen90
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Field Notes

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http://bugguide.net/node/view/97404

Species ID Suggestions

Flat-backed millipede

Apheloria virginiensis corrugata

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empidonax
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Millipede

Diplopoda

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RiekoS
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Comments (2)
empidonax
More specifically, a flat-backed millipede, Apheloria virginiensis corrugata. I encountered one of these recently in New Jersey.
RiekoS
Millipede: https://www.google.com/search?q=millipede+image&newwindow=1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l16dUbGHEfSh4APGpoCoDw&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1231&bih=695#imgrc=bTTNIpkDZe5d-M%3A%3Bx37BqhRTgcySSM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpestcommand.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2007%252F11%252Fmillipede.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fpestcommand.com%252F%253Fs%253Dspider%3B560%3B334

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